The Bespoke Overcoat
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The Bespoke Overcoat is a 1955 British short film, adapted from a Nikolai Gogol story and directed by Jack Clayton, noted for its poignant depiction of a poor worker’s struggle for dignity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British short film
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black-and-white film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | a Nikolai Gogol short story ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BAFTA Award for Best Short Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Overcoat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Nikolai Gogol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alfie Bass
NERFINISHED
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David Kossoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Eliot Makeham NERFINISHED ⓘ Meier Tzelniker NERFINISHED ⓘ Owen Gore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Wolfgang Suschitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Jack Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical short ⓘ |
| distributor | British Lion Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tom Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | yes ⓘ |
| leadActor | David Kossoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a poor worker’s struggle for dignity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of Gogol to a Jewish East End milieu
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poignant depiction of working-class hardship ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British post-war cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Romulus Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 33 ⓘ |
| screenplayLanguage | English ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Wolf Mankowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-war era ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
desire for a decent overcoat as a symbol of dignity
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exploitation of low-paid workers ⓘ |
| theme |
death and the afterlife
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dignity of the working class ⓘ friendship ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
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